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HSK
passport / CL: , 個|个
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *照* | 照* | *照
according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before
HSK 3
according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *炤* | 炤* | *炤
variant of / to shine / to illuminate
HSK 3
to take a picture
HSK 4
according to; in light of
HSK 5
driver's license (abbr. for 駕駛執照|驾驶执照)
HSK 5
to contrast / to compare / to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) / to check
HSK 7-9
license; permit
HSK 7-9
to consult a reference / to refer to (another document)
HSK 7-9
(business) license / vehicle license / car registration / license plate
HSK 7-9
to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind
HSK 7-9
in accordance with / to follow (the rules)
HSK 7-9
portrayal
HSK 7-9
irradiation
illumination
picture of the deceased
Zhu Houzhao, personal name of tenth Ming emperor 正德 (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521
photo taken during a theatrical production / a still (from a movie)
group photo / to take a group photo
according to / in the light of / contrast
head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc)
to shine upon / to reflect
(idiom) sunlight shines over all things / drenched in sunlight
lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
nude picture
vehicle license
to shine brightly / (fig.) to perceive clearly
(Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online
sunshine
(photography) snapshot / (computing) snapshot; cached copy
glow of the setting sun
reflection
certificate / license
to have a tacit understanding
(Tw) (social welfare) long-term care (abbr. for 長期照顧|长期照顾)
final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
nude photograph
recent photo
Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
identification photo
license; permit / ID photo; passport photo
to be indebted to sb for care / thank you for looking after me
nude picture (from 裸照)
to imitate
final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
average annual sunshine
average annual sunshine
(of sunlight) to bathe all things; to shine gloriously
without a license; without a permit
(Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online
to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion
selfie
please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)
spy shot; leaked photo of a yet-to-be-released product
driver's license


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